March, 2 2015, 2013
Newsletter
Spring 2014
Lisa Wolpe visits March 9-11
Productions:
The Children’s Hour
by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Daina Robins
April 17 & 18, 22-25
7:30pm, DeWitt Main Theatre
Upcoming
Dates:
March
3 Auditions for Directing II oneacts, 3-6pm, Studio Theatre
10
Lisa Wolpe Shakespeare
workshop, 4:00pm, Main Theatre
11 3-4:50 Acting V Class with
Lisa Wolpe. Observers welcome,
3-4:50pm, Studio Theatre
11 The Alchemy of Gender, per-
formed by Lisa Wolpe 7:30pm,
Main Theatre
More on the next page!
Guest Artist LISA WOLPE in residence March 9-11
Tues March 10, 4pm- DeWitt Theatre a workshop using Shakespeare to demonstrate issues of
gender, identity, relationships, power,and abuse
Wed March 11 3-4:50- Studio Theatre Lisa will
be working with the students on Shakespeare in
Acting IV Observers are welcome
Wed- March 11 7:30pm- DeWitt Theatre
will perform The Alchemy of Gender
Lisa
Don’t miss this special opportunity to learn and connect with Lisa Wolpe.
Lisa Wolpe, actress, director, teacher and producer, is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles
Women’s Shakespeare Company, an award-winning all-female, multi-cultural theater company
that she founded in 1993. Ms. Wolpe produced, directed and played Iago in “Othello” at the
Theatre @ Boston Court, as well as creating Jaquis in an all-female cowboy “As You Like It” and
“Shylock” in LAWSC’s production of “The Merchant of Venice,” for which the company was
nominated for four Ovation Awards, including “Best Actress” for Ms. Wolpe. She has produced
14 major Shakespeare plays for LAWSC, directing 12 and starring in them all.
Los Angeles Magazine has called the LAWSC “one of the 10 coolest things to do in Los Angeles,”
and the company has been featured on PBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS and London’s International
News. Ms. Wolpe has directed 20 productions of Shakespeare’s plays and performed leading
roles in 17 Shakespearean productions. She has probably played more of the Bard’s male leading roles than any woman in history and is featured in the book “Women Direct Shakespeare in
America.”
Other acting and directing credits include Berkeley Repertory Theater, Shakespeare & Company, Boston Center for the Arts, Arizona Theater Company, San Diego Repertory Company,
Boston Theater Works, California Shakespeare Festival, Southwest Shakespeare and Sedona
Shakespeare.
She has taught and directed Shakespeare, all levels of Acting, as well as Directing courses for
many theater companies and universities, including the American Conservatory Theater in San
Francisco, USC, Cal Poly Pomona, Emerson College, Wellesley College, Boston University and
MIT, and has lectured widely on cross-gender Shakespeare. Ms. Wolpe was for many years an
actor, director and Master Teacher with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., and has
taught in many other professional training programs across the country, including four years as
Director of Text and Performance with the Sedona Shakespeare Institute, and several years with
Southwick Studios and Arlington Center for the Arts in Boston. In August 2001, she was invited
on full scholarship to work and study at the Globe Theater in London as part of their first International Fellows Program.
Directing II One-Act Auditions
Directing II will be holding auditions for its one-acts (to be performed on Monday, April 20, and
possibly Tuesday, April 21) on Tuesday, March 3, from 3-6 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. No preparation, no experience required.
Check out our list of the library’s new Theatre arrivals!
http://libguides.hope.edu/newplays
Digital Theatre Resources
Check out our two streaming theatre databases are available through the libary! You can access them
through the library website or from the links:
Digital Theatre Plus
Contains dozens of full productions, documentaries and interviews with theatre-makers.
http://0-www.digitaltheatreplus.com.lib.hope.
edu/
Routledge Performance Archive
Practitioner-focused audio/video resource for
the theatre arts. Videos of workshops and textual materials
http://0-www.routledgeperformancearchive.
com.lib.hope.edu/
Student Representatives
Any students interested in represeting the sophomore, junior, or senior classes at the weekly
Theatre Countil meetings (Tuesdays 9-10:50am in DeWitt 221) should contact Daina Robins
at robins@hope.edu.
Oberlin Summer Theatre Festival
Seeks Interns
OSTF is currently seeking interns for our upcoming 2015 Season. These are 11 (eleven) week and
12 (twelve) week commitments. Interns must be current or recent college students, and at least 18
years of age to qualify. Only applicants with prior educational or professional experience in the
area of the internship will be considered. Technical Internship positions available include:
ASSISTANT TO THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
assisting in construction, load-in, run and strike of productions; supervising student shop workers;
and maintaining shop and supplies. Qualified candidates should have at least 2 years of technical
theater experience, especially scenery construction. 12-week commitment, May 26th-Aug. 14th.
$1800-$2500 season stipend, based on experience.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: execution of repertory
light plot from hang to focus; programming Ion Console; board oping for performances; and troubleshooting/maintenance. Qualified candidates should have at least 2 years of lighting production
experience. 12-week commitment, May 26th-Aug. 14th. $1800-$2500 season stipend, based on
experience.
3 GENERAL PRODUCTION: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: working as part of a
team, as needed, on carpentry, rigging, electrics, scene painting, and running crew. Qualified candidates should have some experience in each of these areas, with specialized skills in at least one.
11-week commitment, May 26th-Aug. 9. $1800 season stipend.
PROPERTIES MASTER: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: pulling, locating, renting,
buying or building all performance props – in coordination with TD, scenic designer and stage
management – and then maintenance throughout a six-week, three-show rotating-repertory run,
including repairs, cleaning, replenishing consumables, set-ups and change-overs. Valid drivers license required. Car is a plus (gas reimbursed). $1800 season stipend.
2 COSTUMING/WARDROBE ASSISTANTS: Responsibilities include: assisting Head Costumers
as needed with all aspects of costume construction, fitting and alterations; and maintenance of all
costumes throughout the six-week, three-show rotating-repertory run, including repairs, laundry,
set-ups and change-overs. $1800 season stipend.
STAGE MANAGEMENT: Working as a team, under the supervision of the Production Stage Manager, stage managers are responsible for duties as assigned, including: scheduling and daily communication (especially with actors and staff); running rehearsals (calls, being on book, recording
blocking, rehearsal props); and performances (calling show, deck assignment, set up and changeovers). $1800 season stipend.
OSTF provides all interns with single, studio-apartment housing (includes a private bath and kitchenette, and is within easy walking distant of the theater). Applications are due by March 15th but
will be accepted until positions are filled. To apply, please email a cover letter specifying area of
interest and a resume including 2 references to our Technical Director, Joe Natt: jnatt@oberlin.
edu. More information can be requested and provided upon applying.
Internships at Purple Rose
The Purple Rose Theatre company will be celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary next year! The 25th
Anniversary season includes world premiere plays by Tony and Golden Globe nominee, Emmy
Winner and Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels, as well as star of stage, screen and television actor
Matthew Letscher. The Purple Rose is currently looking for apprentices for this special season.
The Purple Rose Theatre Apprentice Program is unique in the business. Unlike other programs
where apprentices specialize in one area, apprentices at the Purple Rose work seven to eight different production-related positions over the course of a year. They work side by side with world-class
professionals in an exciting, collaborative environment.
For more information, visit: http://www.purplerosetheatre.org/education/apprentice-program
Walnut Street Theatre
Professional Apprentice Program.
Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia is accepting applications for their Professional Apprentice
Program. Positions are full time during an entire season, have a stipend, and are available in every
department.
Our own Laura Van Tassell (‘09) is a product of this program. After a season as the Development
Apprentice, she worked for a few smaller local companies and spent two years with the Philadelphia
Fringe Festival (now FringeArts) as their Development Associate and Grants Writer. She is now the
Individual Giving Manager. Contact Reagan in the office for Laura’s email for more information.
The application is all online at http://walnutstreettheatre.org/education/pro-app/.
Arden Professional Apprentice Program
Description: The Arden Theatre Company is currently seeking its 23rd class of Arden Professional Apprentices (APAs) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. The Arden Professional Apprentice
Program’s philosophy is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the inner workings of a nonprofit regional theatre. It was designed with the intent to foster future theatre leaders providing
education and understanding in EVERY aspect of operations including front of house, box office, marketing, development, artistic, education, production, stage management, finance, and
general management.
This apprenticeship is a full-time-plus commitment from its start in August until is completion
in mid-June. Housing and transportation are the apprentice’s responsibility. Bachelor’s degree
or equivalent required. The program offers a salary of $400 per week, health insurance, paid
time off, complimentary tickets to Arden Theatre Company productions, understudy opportunities, and the opportunity to meet and network with members of the Philadelphia community.
Applications will be accepted via our website beginning on Monday, February 2nd 2015 and will
continue through Friday, May 15, 2015. Once your application has been received you will be
emailed a confirmation.
Please visit our website for more information and to apply: http://www.ardentheatre.org/opportunities/apa.html